Category: Blog
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The Trabi – the symbolic vehicle of East Germany
One positive product of the division of Germany was a simple but highly distinctive family car – the jewel of Zwickau, the Trabant. Its name was reputed to come from Middle High German drabant, meaning foot-soldier or companion. Drab by name and appearance it may have been, but the Trabi had bags of character. When…
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Academics: are you getting newsrooms wrong?
Academics researching non-stop news: I hope you’ll find some useful tips here, especially about the management of news content and the travails of working in news at weekends and during the night.